Defence Security Corps (India)

The Defence Security Corps (DSC), previously known as Defence Department Constabulary Centre, was founded on 25th April 1947 at Mathura in Uttar Pradesh state in north India. Mathura ( IAST mathurā)( Hindi: मथुरा is a holy City in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh (उत्तर प्रदेश اتر پردیش pronounced, Translation: Northern Province) referred to as '''U Geography Northern India lies mainly on continental India and a very small part of it lies on the Indian peninsula The Defence Security Corps, with 31,000 personnel, provides security at Defence Ministry sites. The role of Defence Security Corps is to ensure the protection and security of designated Defence Installations against sabotage and pilferage. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and the Defence Security Corps (DSC) provide security at India's nuclear laboratories and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) establishments, respectively. The CISF is purely a civilian Central government security force and though the DSC is a force under the Ministry of Defence and it comprises mainly superannuated soldiers who are re-employed for a few years. A civilian under International humanitarian law is a person who is not a member of his or her Country 's Armed forces. A pension is a steady income given to a person upon Retirement, typically in the form of a guaranteed annuity.

On 3rd May 1947, the centre moved to Delhi. Delhi (दिल्ली ਦਿੱਲੀ دلی d̪ɪlːiː sometimes referred to as Dilli) is the second largest metropolis of India, with a population The DSC was formed in the form of a semi-police force with police titles and badges of ranks. Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force In 1948, these were replaced with military titles and badges of ranks.

In August 1958, the Corps was re-organised and brought under the control of Army Headquarters. The DSC and Records moved from Delhi to Chkrata in Uttar Pradesh in April 1959 and then to Kannur on 21st November 1961. For the district with the name Kannur see Kannur District. For town with same name in Karnataka, see Kannur Dakshina Kannada

Today, the DSC Centre and DSC Records is located in Kannur town, on the road to Payyambalam Beach. For the district with the name Kannur see Kannur District. For town with same name in Karnataka, see Kannur Dakshina Kannada Payyambalam Beach is a Beach in Kannur district of Kerala in India that attracts tourists and local people The area is a part of the Cannanore Cantonment and is well-maintained by the Cantonment Board. The Cannanore Cantonment was established in the 19th century by the British at Kannur, a town in Kerala state South India. The DSC centre at Kannur is the mother depot to all platoons in the country. A platoon is a military unit typically composed of two to four sections or Squads and containing about 30 to 50 soldiers

The centre imparts training to ex-service personnel of the Indian Army, Navy, Air Force and Territorial Army and recruits them to various agencies under the Army, Navy, Air Force and Territorial Army and to the Directorate General of Ordinance Factories and Directorate General of Research and Development. The Indian Army (Bharatiya Thalsena भारतीय थाल्सेना is one of the armed forces of India and has the responsibility for land-based The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the armed forces of India. The Indian Air Force (Devanāgarī भारतीय वायु सेना IAST Bhartiya Vāyu Senā is the air arm of the Armed Forces of India and has the

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